SB20251031153 - SUSE update for poppler

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SB20251031153 - SUSE update for poppler

Published: October 31, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB20251031153
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Uncontrolled Recursion (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43718)

CWE-ID: CWE-674 - Uncontrolled Recursion

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion when handling deeply nested structures within the metadata (such as GTS_PDFEVersion) of a PDF document. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF document to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-52885)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the StructTreeRoot class. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file to the application, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References